Dwarves are at times a private
and reclusive race. Nevertheless stories and legends can be found of
indivdual dwarves achieving greatness. Below are the famous dwarves that have hammered their way into the
Compendium:

BROKSTRONGARM, THE DISCOVERERBrok
Strongarm
(1420 b.S.-? b.S.)
was a famous dwarven discoverer who lived
during the Age of Awakening. He set out from the Mithral Mountains of eastern
Sarvonia, determind to discover the
legendary isle of his God Trum-Baroll
somewhere in the Adanian Sea, promising unbelievable wealth. Indeed Brok found
his isle, which he named "Deni'lou"(Thergerim: denilou, "Sacred
Land"),
which not only brought him riches in the form of iron mines, but also fame among all
dwarven clans in
Sarvonia. However, it is also said that
Brok's greed eventually also led him to his death.

DOLOGROILIN,
THE SEARCHRTheKiingerimdwarfDolo Groilin (?302 b.S.), also often referred to as "The
Searcher"was born as
a simple thief and died as aCity
HeroofTyr
Faerath, titled by the Council.He was
the one who returned theMorongetyr(thefamousSoul of the City), the greatest jewel ever
found by theKiingerim,
toTyr
Faerathafter it was stolen.With
that he saved the city from its doom and was loved by allKiingerim.
He also strengthened the Thieves Guild's
reputation.

NOGGIPENMARK, DWARVEN EXPLORERNoggi Penmark (790 b.S.-?), one of the
most renowndwarvenexplorers and historians of the
Age of the Blood. Noggi dedicated his entire life to the better
understanding of the mythicalYlossian Dwarves, a clan that might have
lived during the Age of Myth. The Ylossians were sad to have had their
homes in the Tandala Mountains until they were hunted into extinction by
Dark Elves. The same tunnels, who are said to belong to theYlossians, were used by theorcsto invade Southern Sarvonia in SW
III.

NOMLI ANDVOMLI
URCHAEEN,
THELIBRARIANSThePlain
DwarvesNomli
UrchaEnn (155 b.S.23 a.S.)
and Vomli UrchaEnn (155 b.S.102 a.S.) were brothers and founders of Nomli's Kavogerim Library and Vomli's
School of Sandlife. They lived their entire life together onthe continent
ofNybelmar. Nomli and Vomliwere born into a rich family but
didnt go in their father's footsteps.Instead
they left home and founded a library and a school in one of the biggest
Holtyrs. With them theyinitiallyhad their inheritance:some
money, twoburrowbachiksand about twenty books and
parchments.At Vomli's death the library contained over four thousand books
and were the largest building of the Holtyr.Till this
dayNomli's Kavogerim Libraryisone of the largestdwarf-owned
libraries onNybelmar.